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- Mon Oct 26, 2009 9:39 pm
- Forum: People of the T&P
- Topic: SHORT RUN TUNNEL: THE OLD D&PS RR
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SHORT RUN TUNNEL: THE OLD D&PS RR
[from the rubric notes written by the author in the autobiography of EE Webb] The old D&PS railroad (Denison and Pacific Suburban[1]) was only seven miles long. Of course it was part of the T&P. It ran from Denison to Sherman Junction, where it joined the main line. There was a tunnel in the...
- Mon Oct 26, 2009 9:37 pm
- Forum: People of the T&P
- Topic: C.O. WAKEFIELD: HOT COFFEE AND A KAYWOODY PIPE
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C.O. WAKEFIELD: HOT COFFEE AND A KAYWOODY PIPE
[taken from rubric notes by the author in the autobiography of EE Webb] I was on the old KO&G[1] freight run between Ft. Worth and Denison leaving Ft. Worth about midnight usually—making the 209 miles to Denison and back. I had a head brakeman C.O. Wakefield who lived in Ft. Worth at that time. ...
- Mon Oct 26, 2009 9:35 pm
- Forum: People of the T&P
- Topic: EE Webb - Boiler Explosions
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EE Webb - Boiler Explosions
[Taken from rubric notes made by the author in the autobiography of EE Webb] About 1926 or 1927 we had two night local runs on between Texarkana and Shreveport La: no. 44 and 45. The crew on one of these runs was Eng’r. Chas. Millis and fireman Deacon Hughes. I caught this job for about three weeks ...
- Mon Oct 26, 2009 9:34 pm
- Forum: People of the T&P
- Topic: ALBERT BRAGG: ENGINEER KEEPS CHUGGING AFTER LEAVING RAILROAD
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ALBERT BRAGG: ENGINEER KEEPS CHUGGING AFTER LEAVING RAILROAD
[“Byways” by Robert Kerr, Texarkana Gazette, 1-22-1987, from the EE Webb Collection] In Albert Wheeler Bragg’s day, working on the railroad meant really working. He started with the railroad in 1908. He made $45 a month for working from 7 p.m. to 7 a.m. His job was calling the railroad crews wheneve...
- Mon Oct 26, 2009 9:26 pm
- Forum: People of the T&P
- Topic: EE Webb - TRANCONTINENTAL DIVISION ROSTER
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EE Webb - TRANCONTINENTAL DIVISION ROSTER
[transcribed from a letter from Marvin Woolard to EE Webb circa 1970 regarding railroad engineer roster in the TC Division circa 1920. Editor’s genealogy notes in italics—Tom Webb March 2006 EE Webb Collection] I am Marvin Woolard and I started work for the Texas and Pacific railroad as a fireman on...